Tallow has long been known to ease many skin ailments. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and skin repairing properties which can soothe dry, cracked skin, calm eczema and help clear up acne. Tallow infused with healing botanicals such as calendula, lemon balm, plantain, comfrey and chickweed provide even more comfort for wounds, burns or sore muscles. Since tallow can increase blood flow to your face while providing essential vitamins and minerals, it naturally boosts collagen production smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.

What Are The Benefits of Blue Tansy? As is often the case with many naturally-occurring ingredients, there is not a whole lot of systematic clinical studies that have been conducted on the benefits of blue tansy. However, there has been some research into its anti-inflammatory, calming, and healing benefits. Calming While the research is somewhat limited on whether blue tansy is beneficial for calming irritated skin there are some small studies that have looked into specific benefits. For example, one such study reviewed the use of blue tansy diluted in water to support the healing of burns caused by radiation therapy in cancer patients. Anti-inflammatory The majority of the research that has been conducted into the benefits of blue tansy focus on the anti-inflammatory benefits of the ingredient. As is the case with many naturally-occurring ingredients such as blue tansy they are not just one ingredient they are a combination of a number of different compounds. This is why naturally-occurring ingredients are often more complex to study. This is the case with blue tansy. The potential anti-inflammatory benefits of blue tansy are believed to be associated with two compounds that are found in blue tansy. The first is sabinene which is a primary component of blue tansy oil. Sabinene has been studied for its potential anti-inflammatory effects. Interestingly it is also being studied as adjuvant therapy for multi-drug resistant infections such as Salmonella typhimurium. The other component of blue tansy that may be responsible for its anti-inflammatory benefits is camphor. Camphor is probably an ingredient you remember from your childhood, with antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory properties, camphor was often slathered on just about any wound or injury and was often used to help with a chesty cough. Camphor has been studied for its use in allergic skin inflammatory responses, helping to soothe and calm the skin. Interestingly, the compound responsible for the blue color of blue tansy, chamazulene, may also be a mild anti-inflammatory agent. Skin-healing Camphor, in the concentration found in blue tansy, has been found to be helpful in supporting skin healing and repairing damaged skin. This is potentially beneficial for those who have healing blemishes, or barrier irritation. Given camphor’s natural antibacterial and antifungal benefits it is no surprise that it may help to reduce infection as well. In one study, conducted with mice, camphor improved UV-damaged skin. It is important to remember here that one study, particularly on mice does not indicate a new use it only provides us with a new avenue of investigation that may or may not prove to be beneficial. Antihistamine In traditional Chinese medicine, blue tansy is used as an antihistamine reducing allergic nasal congestion. This use has been supported by some research that looked at the antihistamine effects of the ingredient, a promising area of study.

Tallow is the rendered form of beef suet (fat) that is incredibly rich in nutrients and can work wonders for your skin! Beef tallow is made up of 50% saturated fat, 42% monounsaturated fat, and 4% polyunsaturated fat. It also has vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, and K for skin health. Some of the benefits from these vitamins include: Vitamins A, B12, D, E, and K are extremely nourishing for skin. This particular combination of beneficial vitamins is only found together in animal products. Alpha linoleic and linoleic acids in almost a perfect ratio of 1:1. These are also known as omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids, and they maintain the structure and barrier function of skin. They are also helpful for anti inflammatory and immune responses in skin, including eczema and rosacea. Stearic acid and oleic acid are fatty acids that are found in the outer layer of our skin, and in our sebum. They are softening, moisturizer, regenerative, and anti inflammatory. Stearic acid helps to repair skin, improve the flexibility of skin, improves skin’s barrier function. Oleic acid helps the various beneficial nutrients penetrate deeply into skin. Conjugated linoleic acid or CLA has powerful anti inflammatory properties, and is also antimicrobial. Palmitoleic acid is a very active antimicrobial in our skin. It is also one of the basic building blocks of our skin, but it decreases as we age. Palmitic acid helps improve the smoothness of skin, and helps with skin’s barrier function, and decreases as we age.

Just like they say you are what you eat, the benefits of tallow is only as good as the diet of the cows that it came from. Cows are meant to eat grass...not grains... Grass-fed tallow has a more balanced concentration of fatty acids compared to grain-fed. When it comes to omega-3s and omega-6s, what matters most is the ratio between the two, not how much of each individual nutrient you get. There are higher concentrations of vitamins and minerals in grass-fed tallow balm, too. Studies show that these essential nutrients are four times more prevalent in grass-fed tallow. So when you see cheaper tallow balm, there may be a reason why...Grass-fed tallow balm contains up to four times the concentration of nutrients and those benefits will show on your skin.